Immigration protesters will try to speak out during Florida Marlins game

About 40 protesters to Arizona’s immigration law weathered a rain storm this afternoon to picket outside Sun Life Stadium.

They picked the Marlins game because the Arizona Diamondbacks are in town. It was a polite but loud group as you can see in the video clips below.

One organizer told me about 50 people from the group bought tickets to the game and plan on voicing their concerns in some fashion. The immediate question is whether there will be a game: It’s raining now and the tarp in on the field. Stay tuned…

For now, check out the video clips:

Roughly translated, they protesters are saying: “Arizona, listen, we are fight this mess.”

Here’s Subhasa Kateel, an organizer with the Florida Immigrant Coalition, explaining the protest.

Marlins third baseman Jorge Cantu said he supports the protest. Cantu, born in Texas to Mexican parents, is one of the few players who have come out and spoken against the law.

“I really feel bad for my counrtrymen and their families,” he said. “They’re honest workers. I just don’t agree with what’s going on with that law. And the people in the other clubhouse will tell you the same thing. It’s a little shot in the heart. It’s hard to believe that stuff is happening here.”